Malesa Williams

Used AI-assisted development with Claude Code to accelerate reusable React + TypeScript component delivery for a custom component library, improving throughput for a short startup engagement. Supported migration away from Material UI by converting high-use UI patterns into the new component library, improving consistency, accessibility, and maintainability. Partnered with product/engineering teams to A/B test UI updates using Unleash to validate changes before wider rollout. Helped document frontend standards, component usage, refactoring guidelines, and delivery practices for early-stage contributors. Communicated sprint updates and tradeoffs directly with client stakeholders around scope, technical debt, and adoption planning.

Led a monolithic decomposition by extracting the frontend web application into a standalone repository, improving build isolation, deployment independence, and team ownership. Served as a technical lead across project tooling, UX direction, and sprint planning to reduce delivery ambiguity and keep execution aligned with product priorities. Partnered with UX to define core designs for a component library and audited reusable UI gaps to create a scalable roadmap. Built CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI, Terraform, and Docker to improve repeatability and reduce manual deployment steps. Developed reusable React + TypeScript components aligned to design-system patterns to reduce duplicated frontend code. Implemented MQTT-based messaging for IoT device communication to enable reliable low-latency telemetry. Completed architecture research and discovery tickets to reduce technical risk and improve estimation accuracy.

Served as technical lead and solution architect for a security workforce management platform, owning architecture across React frontend, Node.js APIs, and third-party integrations. Re-architected the frontend away from Material UI into a custom React component library and design system, improving accessibility and long-term maintainability. Designed scalable Node.js REST APIs for user workflows, leadership dashboards, and admin portals with strong validation, authentication, and authorization controls. Built proof-of-concept demos to validate feasibility early and reduce downstream rework. Scoped work, estimated effort, and defined Agile milestones across multiple workstreams. Partnered with stakeholders to manage scope changes and ensure security and performance expectations were met. Implemented Swagger and Postman documentation workflows to improve onboarding and API integration reliability. Enforced code review, performance tuning, and maintainable architecture practices to reduce